Firemen have busy weekend

The firemen were also called out to extinguish a tree fire in the 1400 block of South 16th Street early last Saturday morning.

Firemen also responded to a report of a pole fire in the 1000 block of Blaine Avenue Sunday morning. Pacific Power crews were called in to handle the damage.

The department also provided assistance with two county fire calls since last Friday. One of them was a structure fire in the 1400 block of Phipps Road.

Sunnyside firemen also assisted with an automatic alarm in the 400 block of Maple Grove Road. The firemen, too, provided nine transports and conducted five facility transfers and made two lift assists since last Friday.